Today's Pod is just 20 minutes of me droning on about some things we discussed in the last two episodes.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:05 Loneliness on the Field
• 04:14 Realistic Expectations in Low-Grow Environments
• 09:02 Living the Double Life
• 13:00 Discipling in Low-Trust Societies
• 19:39 Know Your Limits

I kept taking on more and more things and at some point I realize I’m burning out.

Today on the Pod, we are talking about the ever-present problem of burnout on the field. Why do so many missionaries burn out, and what can we do about it?

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 It’s just what you do
• 02:51 Motivated for the long-term
• 12:09 The sacrifices of long-term missions
• 19:39 Burnout on the field
• 30:26 Making the needed changes
• 35:35 A warning and advice
• 38:22 The lies we believe

"You have to look at what God is doing in the long-term. You can’t be preoccupied with the immediate issue at hand. You have to be faithful for what God is doing in the long-term. "

In today's Pod, we take a fascinating look at what God has been doing throughout the years and some of the hardest places on earth.

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Timeline

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:00 Hearing about missions
• 07:55 Missions in 1970’s communism
• 15:00 When Communism fell
• 18:44 When prayers are answered
• 23:42 The lack of awareness today
• 32:04 Longevity on the field
• 38:24 Building resilience
• 42:00 Confirming your calling